Newark, NJ - Newark is one of only four sanctuary cities in the state of New Jersey. While there is no official definition for a “sanctuary city,” they are generally identified as municipalities with jurisdictions that limit voluntary cooperation between local agencies and federal immigration authorities to ensure residents' safety and well-being. 

Newark, NJ - U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver returned to court on Oct. 21 as she continued her heated legal battle against the Department of Justice. This ongoing case began after federal officers arrested Newark Mayor, Ras J. Baraka, during his oversight visit to Delaney Hall with McIver, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, and Rep. Rob Menendez Jr. on May 9.

Newark, NJ - What began as just another day waiting to start work had turned into what could be a life-altering sequence governed by the intersection of chance and systems that treat humans as capital assets.

He always said goodbye to his wife and children as if he might never come home. But today he was closer to that reality than he’d ever imagined, and his heartbeat thumped so loudly it seemed to silence the regular sounds of the day continuing around him.